St Augustine's National School Clontuskert

St. Augustine's National School is situated in the heart of Clontuskert community. It is a two teacher school with a reputation for excellence in the area of teaching and learning. St. Augustine's has a very active Parent's Association and has forged strong links with the community in the area.

The picture was taken at the Galway County Mayors Award Ceremony for Ringfort Project in February 2013. The photograph is by Gerry Stronge Photography.
In the back row are Eimil Scott, Marie Mannion (Galway CoCo), Joe Molloy, Kate Murray, Fr. Michael Finneran and Gráinne Smyth (Galway CoCo). The front rows are students from Junior Infants to 6th class.

Monastery Project: This project focused on Clontuskert Abbey, The Priory of St. Mary and won a Galway County Heritage Award in 2010.

Keep on Track Project: This project linked schools across Ireland and was co-ordinated by Clontuskert NS and Holy Spirit BNS, Ballymun. This project was shortlisted for a Galway County Heritage Award, an Eircom Junior Spiders Award and represented Ireland at the Microsoft Innovative Education Forum in Moscow.

Ringfort Project: Clontuskert’s Ringfort project won a Galway Mayors’ Award for School’s Contribution to Heritage and an Eircom Junior Spiders Award in 2013.